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LinuxPlanet: Is Linux Desktop at the Crossroads?

"Over the last couple of years, the Linux server market has gone
mainstream capturing as much as 24 percent of the market, according
to IDC, but Linux desktop remains far behind with IDC estimating
its market share at less than 3 percent.

"Linux has failed to take hold at the desktop level in the same
numbers as its server counterparts for a variety of reasons
including a dearth of applications and drivers, a lack of
interoperability across distros, and inconsistent user
interfaces.

"But with Microsoft's next generation version of Windows,
code-named Longhorn, scheduled for release as much as 12-24 months
away, does Linux have a window of opportunity to capture market
share? The answer depends on who you ask, but even the most
optimistic prognosticators don't see Linux desktop eating into
Microsoft's domination of the desktop in any significant
way..."